1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–5–1 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainMickey Heinecken
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wagner x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Lebanon Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Juniata 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Scranton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Upsala 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Wilkes 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Moravian 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lycoming * 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Swarthmore 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–3 against MAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 122 to 114. Mickey Heinecken was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Lehigh
L 14–27 8,500 [2]
October 1Amherst*
L 12–15 6,200–6,320 [3]
October 8Lafayette
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 0–3 7,000–7,200 [4]
October 15at New Hampshire*
L 14–31 6,900 [5]
October 22at Marshall*
T 6–6 7,000 [6]
October 29Hofstra*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 20–0 4,000 [7]
November 5at Temple
W 26–12 4,000 [8]
November 12Rutgers
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 0–22 7,500 [9]
November 19Bucknell
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 22–6 6,000–6,200 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 159. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Bob (September 26, 1960). "Lehigh Foils Air Attack, Tops Delaware, 27-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1960). "Sluggish Delaware 11 Upset by Amherst, 14-12". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Katzman, Izzy (October 10, 1960). "Hens' Trampled Foes Eye Vengeance". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 17, 1960). "New Hampshire 11 Rallies to Rout Hens, 31-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baker, Bob (October 23, 1960). "Marshall Fights to 6-6 Tie with Delaware". Sunday Gazette-Mail. Charleston, W.Va. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Kelley, Bob (October 31, 1960). "Hens Humble Hofstra Eleven, 20-0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 7, 1960). "Delaware Will Try to Out-Run Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Hens Keep the Kick" in Al Cartwright's column on page 38.
  9. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (November 13, 1960). "Rutgers Trounces Delaware to Gain Conference Title". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.